Ribbon Cutting Signifies Another Community Development Block Grant Success
Five years after Hurricane Ike delivered a devastating blow to Galveston County, the newly constructed Crystal Beach Central Fire and EMS building stands as a testament to the perseverance of Bolivar Peninsula residents who are still picking up the pieces of their community and
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County unveils Crystal Beach Fire & EMS Facility
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Music Lineup for Summer Gospel Extravaganza
Bruce Haire has put together a wonderful line up for our SUMMER GOSPEL MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA AND BAZAAR on June 14th! The performance schedule includes:
Chamber of Commerce honors award recipients
By Georgia Osten
It was a packed house on Tuesday night, April 29th, at Stingaree! Chef Abear put on a feast like you wouldn’t believe! It was the Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Annual Award Banquet, sponsored by Samson Energy. Thanks to Samson Energy for sponsoring our event again this year! Mac McDonald and Anne Willis got the party going
Driftwood Gumbo cooks do it again for charity
Saturday, April 26th, the place to be was the 3rd Annual Driftwood Charity Gumbo Cook-Off! Tents were spread all over Wayne and Diane Blanks’ property in Driftwood Subdivision. As the drinks flowed and the Port Arthur Playboys rocked on, fourteen teams competed in some of the best darned gumbo you’ve ever sunk your teeth into. There was seafood gumbo with oysters, shrimp, crab and crawfish. There were
A sold out Theater!
Saturday night, The Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation presented The Dixie Swim Club production “The Faster We Swim – The Sooner We Win!” It’s a very sweet story about five Southern women who meet every August at a beach house on the North Carolina Outer Banks. The play focuses on four weekends during the thirty three year span to “catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives.”
Spring is here…
…and so is the Easter Bunny! The fluffy, white Easter Bunny made an appearance at the Easter Egg Hunt at the Eagles on Saturday. Approximately 30 kids, toting baskets, came out to enjoy the festivities. The four age groups were on the lookout for eggs of all colors. There were plenty of yummy cookies and goodies of all types. Prizes were awarded to the finder of the most eggs…and the finder of the fewest
Pearl Beach ROCKS!!
On Friday, the day before the Pearl Beach Annual Charity BBQ Cookoff, the sun was shining. Neighbors were out on their decks sunbathing, watching as the volunteers began to gather to set up spaces for the event. Giant cookers started arriving a day early to get the best spaces. Let’s get this party started!!! Everything, from the loaves of white bread, sliced onions, cookies, beans, brisket, sausage,
Pearl Beach BBQ Cookoff
The Pearl Beach Annual Charity BBQ Cookoff is this Saturday, April 5th and it has been a great group effort for sure. To date, 28 cooking have signed up, with a few more expected. It is not too late if you want to enter the competition, or if you are looking to sample some great BBQ, come on by. All proceeds will be donated to charity. Two baskets filled with outstanding gifts will be raffled
Beach Cleanup
Workers from American Pollution Control Corporation are hanging out on our peninsula now. They’ve been here since the oil spill, ready to clean up any areas where oil may have come ashore. They have their “booms” placed out in the surf to catch any oil, but, according to one of the workers, they haven’t found any oil on the beaches. They are picking up trash and debris along the beaches and the
“Bigfoot” coming to BBQ Cookoff
Harlan “Bigfoot” Hatcher, from the hit show SWAMP PEOPLE, will be at the Pearl Beach Charity BBQ Cookoff on April 5 in the Pearl Beach Subdivision in Crystal Beach. The event will feature over 20 cookoff teams, and money raised will support local charities, including the Lone Survivor Foundation. Applications are available by contacting Richard Thompson, 409-284-3198. Or if you just want to sample
Kingdom Zoo entertains Spring Breakers
Kingdom Zoo Beach Outreach drew quite a crowd on Saturday with their Crystal Beach Spring Break outdoor beach show. Free hot dogs, drawings for Android Tablets and T-shirts, sponsored by Crystal Beach Community church and Chester Moore Host of God’s Outdoors. Chester Moore’s crusade is all about teaching children about Christ through His Creation, the focus being on spiritual
Houston Audubon High Island Sanctuaries Open House
Birdwatchers from all over the world come to Houston Audubon’s High Island sanctuaries, and High Island is often on the list of the top birding sites in the U.S. But many residents of the Upper Texas Coast have never been there. Houston Audubon invites you, your family, and friends to a High Island sanctuary Open House, Saturday April 5, 2014, when admission will be free for all visitors.
Houston Audubon Bolivar Flats Ramble
Come explore Houston Audubon’s Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary and see what the forces of nature have left for us on the beach and in the wrack lines with Houston Audubon Conservation Specialist Pete Deichmann. You’ll walk along the beach and out onto the flats discovering the diversity of life along the gulf coast. It’s a perfect opportunity for a family day trip. This program is FREE, suitable for all ages
Community Choir Practice
By Gerry Lang
Our 26th Easter “Son-Rise” BEACH service is Sunday April 20th @7am. The Ministerial Alliance met and asked Sandy Cook to put another Community Choir together and the Easter program is coming together nicely. Listed below are the 2 practices Sandy has scheduled. Have tried to identify a few friends from
This place was hoppin’
The First Annual Texas Frog Festival – Probably one of the biggest events to hit this Peninsula ever! Spring Break 2014! It happened quickly, mere weeks of planning to pull this event together, over 300 volunteers. Saturday morning, the gates opened to the numerous VIP tents, the grand tent selling t-shirts and caps, a silent auction and raffle ticket tables. The ceremony began with
Crystal Corral Stables Supports LSF Beach Facility
The Lone Survivor Foundation is proud to announce Crystal Corral Stables (CCS) in Crystal Beach, Texas will be the equine facility provider once our beach facility is complete Fall of 2014. CCS depends on activities such as horse boarding, riding lessons, summer camps and weekend camping for people who want to bring their horse to the beach to support itself, and in return allows them to be
Report Card on the Health of Galveston Bay
The Galveston Bay Foundation (“GBF”) and HARC (Houston Advanced Research Center) are partnering to provide citizens the new Galveston Bay Report Card that will feature critical information on the health of Galveston Bay, one of the most important and productive bays in the country. Through a generous $720,000 grant from Houston Endowment, the Galveston Bay Report Card will provide the public with
Painted Ladies Art Exhibit
Local art group The Painted Ladies of Crystal Beach will open their art exhibit at the Beaumont Art League this Saturday March 8th. These Ladies, being a part of the community since 2004, meet to paint each week at the Joe Faggard Community Center, 1750 Hwy 87 in Crystal Beach, on Thursdays, noon until 4:pm. Beaumont Art League, 2675 Gulf Street in Beaumont can be reached for more
3rd Annual DRIFTWOOD Charity Gumbo Cookoff
The 3rd Annual DRIFTWOOD Charity Gumbo Cookoff will be held on April 26, 2014, 2382 Sandcastle in the Driftwood Subdivision of Crystal Beach. There will be live music throughout the afternoon. Diane and Wayne Blanks are hosting this event for the 3rd year to raise money for our local charities. The first year the winning purse was awarded to the Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department and the
T-Shirt designs are all winners
The yearly Texas Crab Festival T-Shirt Design Contest began last September. The criteria was to follow the theme: Music, Art & Crabs – Gulf Coast Style. “The Crab” with sunglasses, lots of color, including the Bolivar Lighthouse, of course. Beautiful entries began trickling in, so creative and so colorful! By the end of December, seven entries were turned over to the judges who deliberated for two weeks, finally
Purple Martins Take Flight
By Kelly Moad
After a long winter in South America, our beloved Purple Martins will return for their spring/summer visit to Texas. And some will even venture as far north as Canada. But if the rental property meets their desires, we can enjoy them right here at home. They have particular needs and wants…does your Purple Martin home meet the requirements? If you had tenants last year and they
BUNCO Tournament
Have fun…and support a good cause? Enter the Bunco Tournament, Tuesday, March 11. The tournament location is Tiki Beach Bar & Grill, 5:30 mingle and the games begin at 6:30. Entry is $20 and proceeds benefit the Lone Survivor Foundation Crystal Beach Retreat. There will be 2 tournament games, delicious snacks and wine, and lots of prizes!! Click here for ENTRY FORM Shake Rattle & Roll
BPCF Invites You to Save These Dates!!
The Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Foundation mission is to preserve and honor the art, history and music of our vital community. We plan to accomplish this through art shows, educational programs and cultural activities; therefore, we are proud to announce our first three events of the year.
SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN US FOR…
Plans for Texas Frog Fest well underway
By Brenda Cannon Henley
Excitement is in the air about the soon coming Texas Frog Fest on the Bolivar Peninsula. March 8 and 9, 2014 is going to be a spring break weekend long to be remembered. Meetings, planning, ordering, confirming, testing, and new ideas are being put into practice to make certain that this event meets all expectations from the entertainers
“Go Barefoot All Year Long”
Valentine’s Night – Come visit Bill and Lanette at the opening of their new restaurant – Barefoot Bill’s American Grill! Their newly redecorated restaurant is located at 1021 Hwy 87, formerly Coconuts. The new entry is in the front of the building on the highway side. The concept of their new restaurant is affordable, casual dining. After seven years in the restaurant business, Bill and Lanette Pacheco will
Lighthouse Krewe Ball
“Seas The Fun” Mardi Gras Ball was held at Stingaree Down Under on February 8. Matt & Bobbey White were crowned King and Queen of 2014 by 2013 King Larry Campbell & 2013 Queen Terry Molloy. After the Do Dah parade, where the crowd received specialty beads from the New Royal Couple and their Court, a champagne toast was offered to the New Royalty. Following the jovial ceremony, the band
Meet Jacque!
Well, if you haven’t already…Jacque Uerling works for the Galveston County Parks Department Beach Parking Program. During the months of January and February, you can buy them at a reduced fee of $5! Jacque has already sold over $15K so far this year. After February, the Permits are $10, so hurry in! The Parks Department sold over $420,000 in parking permits in 2013. Jacque has worked for
Crenshaw School in need of BEADS!!
Students and teachers riding the Crenshaw School float in this year’s Mardi Gras Parade are in need of beads to throw during the parade. Any donation to the school is tax deductible. We will accept monetary donations to our PTO and will purchase beads with those funds if you don’t have a way to get beads. Please contact Rhea Raymond 832-236-8605, Catherine Jackson 409-939-7842 or Tessa Tedder 409-656-3074. Our address for delivery is 416 Hwy 87, Crystal Beach, TX 77650. Thanks.
